purges

present tense third-person singular of purge
as in restores
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting

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  • Praying that Teddi heals and is an outlier.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • How the country now heals is another matter.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Purges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purges. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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